Ryan Brandon Hunter
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Ryan Brandon Hunter
Assistant Professor
Positions
- Assistant Professor
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Pediatrics - Critical Care
Baylor College of Medicine
Education
- MD from University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Charlottesville
- BA from University of Virginia
- Charlottesville
Certifications
- PALS
- AHA
- BLS
- AHA
- ACLS
- AHA
- ATLS
- ACOS
- Lean Six Sigma White Belt Institutional Certification
- Boston Children's Hospital
- 2017 Lean Six Sigma White Belt Institutional Certification, Boston Children’s Hospital.
- Emergency Neurologic Life Support
- 2023-Present
- American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
- 2022-Present
- American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- 2022-Present
- USMLE
- 2012- USMLE Step 1, 271 2014- USMLE Step 2, 274 2016- USMLE Step 3, 245
- Bilingual Staff
- Language Proficiency Assessment Program and Language Line Academy
- 3/29/2023 - certified as bilingual staff via Language Proficiency Assessment Program and Language Line Academy
Honors & Awards
- Hematology, Cardiology, Microbiology, Immune System Academic Excellence Award
- 2012
- University of Virginia School of Medicine
- BCRP Handbook
- Contributing author to sections of Emergency Medicine, Toxicology, and Pediatric Critical Care.
- Boston Children's Hospital
- Grant Judge
- Alongside industry and venture capital partners, judged pediatric device competition entrants and awarded grants up to $50,000 in development funding.
- Boston Pediatric Device Consortium
- Medical Consultant
- 2014-2016, Advised company regarding development of clinical care software development.
- Dorsata
- Project Lead
- 2016 – 2018 , Led team of computer scientists, physicians, and business partners in digitizing the hospital’s antibiogram and created a central antibiotic stewardship reference app. Project won in-kind business and development support from Harvard Business School startup competition. Project resulted in improved antibiotic stewardship among frontline providers.
- Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator
- Member
- 2019, Developing healthcare innovation education opportunities for high-level academic researchers at CHOP.
- CHOP-Wharton Collaborative
- Ad Hoc Analyst, Office of Technology Transfer
- 2019-2020, Performed prior art searches and market analyses of medical innovation disclosures.
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Medical Advisor
- 2020-2021, Providing medical advising to a group developing an innovation education platform for hospital systems.
- Innocation
- Website Content Developer
- 2020-2021, Primary content developer in creation of an independent, centralized, website to connect and educate a broad range of stakeholders interested in pediatric device development.
- Philadelphia Pediatric Device Consortium
- Student Fellow
- 2020- Worked with a team of business and clinical innovators to develop a proof-of-concept plan to accelerate scientific development and commercialization of novel hydrocephalus treatment device in children and adults.
- Quod Erat Demonstrandum Proof-of-Concept Program, Science Center
- Beta Testing Group
- 2021, Beta Testing Group. Pedi Crisis App 2.1 Society for Pediatric Anesthesia.
- Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
- Board Member
- 2021- Present, Group lead, Pediatric Advisory Council. Advised regarding projects designed to bridge the digital health gap in pediatrics.
- Institute for Pediatric Innovation, Boston, MA
- Member
- 2021- Present, Consortium with $1.5M annual budget from the FDA. Advised early-stage start-up pediatric medical device companies regarding clinical and regulatory process to accelerate inventions. Awarded grant funding.
- Southwest Pediatric Device Consortium
- Lead Advisor
- 2021- Present, Served as lead advisor in development of a functional prototype for a novel noninvasive endotracheal tube position localizer
- Texas A&M Biomedical Engineering Capstone
- Clinical Trialist
- 2021- Present, Served as PI and primary advisor for several devices, see Research and Bibliography for detail
- Texas Children's Hospital
- Project Participant
- 2016-2018, Helped design, present, and propagate Asthma Action Plan initiative to improve patient adherence to home medications.
- Boston Children's Hospital Clinical Informatics
- Resident Project Lead
- 2017-2018, "Just a Squeeze to Prevent VTEs”
- Boston Children's Hospital QI Initiative
- Fellow Representative
- 2018-2021, rounding script and read back
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia PICU QI Initiative
- Fellow Representative
- 2019, Diabetes Insipidus Pathway, Published online at https://www.chop.edu/clinical-pathway/central-diabetes-insipidus-clinical-pathway
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia PICU
- Fellow Representative
- 2020-2021, Ingestion Pathway
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia PICU
- Instructor
- 2009-2011
- Exam Krackers MCAT Review
- Editor-In-Chief
- 2014-2015, Mulholland Report Clerkship Review, Editor-In-Chief
- University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Pre-Clerkship Simulation Course Instructor
- 2016-2018
- Boston Children's Hospital Simulation Center
- Instructor and Facilitator
- 2018-2021, Resident PICU Simulation and Mock Code Events
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Intern
- Internship (Categorical), Pediatrics, Boston Combined Residency Program, Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center. Harvard University and Boston University, Boston, MA
- Boston Combined Residency Program (01/2015 - 01/2016)
- Residency
- Residency (Categorical), Pediatrics, Boston Combined Residency Program, Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center. Harvard University and Boston University, Boston, MA
- Boston Combined Residency Program (01/2017 - 01/2018)
- Fellowship
- Fellowship, Pediatric Critical Care, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (01/2018 - 01/2021)
- Faculty Advisor
- Faculty Advisor, Texas A&M Biomedical Engineering Capstone, Houston, TX. Lead advisor in development of a functional prototype for a novel noninvasive endotracheal tube position localizer using RFID technology; 1st place Biomedical Engineering Department, $750 prize. 2021-2022
- Texas A&M Biomedical Engineering Capstone
- Senior Venture Fellow
- Senior Venture Fellow, Health Innovation Capital, Chicago, IL. Performing due diligence, evaluating, and executing investment deals in pediatric health with focus in digital health and therapeutics. 2021-2022
- Health Innovation Capital
- Faculty Advisor
- Faculty Advisor, Texas A&M Biomedical Engineering Capstone, Houston, TX. Lead advisor in development of a novel oxygenating laryngoscope. 1st place Biomedical Engineering Department, $750 prize. Developing a novel laryngoscope to facilitate apneic oxygenation in pediatrics. 2022-Present
- Texas A&M Biomedical Engineering Capstone
- Clinical Advisor
- Clinical Advisor, XN Health, Houston, TX. Medical lead in developing a trans-tracheal system to stimulate diaphragm contraction to prevent Ventilator Induced Diaphragm Dysfunction. 2022-2023
- XN Health
- Clinical Advisor
- Clinical Advisor, TCH Innovation. Meet with institutional leads to innovation initiatives, liason with KidsX companies, and establish clinical collaborations. 2023-Present
- TCH Innovation
- Clinical Advisor
- Medical advisor for company developing a low-cost but durable and sustainable incubator for use in the developing world. Primarily involved with clinical, design, and regulatory advising. 2023-Present
- MediCradle
- Clinical Advisor
- Medical advisor for company developing a needle tracking technology to improve ultrasound-guided procedure success. Primarily involved with clinical, design, and regulatory advising. 2023-Present
- Deft Medical
- Clinical Advisor
- Clinical and design advisor reviewing ICU products in queue for development. 2023-Present
- Neotech, Inc.
Professional Statement
Dr. Hunter is committed to high-quality and compassionate care for patients and their families. Clinically he is passionate about the application of point of care ultrasound. His research interests focus on medical device and digital health development, and he is most interested in how academic medical centers can effectively interact with industry to encourage innovation in pediatrics and move the field forward.Websites
Contributing author to questions and explanations for Step 1-3 board review.
Contributing author and senior reviewer of questions and explanations for Pediatric Board Review questions and answers.
Professional Development
- ARDS and Sepsis – Balancing Fluid Management with Competing Interests
- Conference (Participant, 2018)
- Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital
- ARDS and Sepsis – Balancing Fluid Management with Competing Interests, Residency-Wide Noon Conference, Boston Children’s Hospital
- The Ins and Outs of Enteral Access
- Seminar (Participant, 2018)
- Sponsor: Boston Medical Center
- The Ins and Outs of Enteral Access, Senior Rounds, Boston Medical Center
- Approach to Hypoglycemia in the PICU
- Conference (Participant, 2018)
- Sponsor: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Case Conference, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Lectures to residents, fellows, advance practice providers
- Workshop (Presenter, 2021)
- >70 lectures given with formal review and feedback (available upon request) to residents, fellows, advanced practice providers on various ICU topics including mechanical ventilation, sepsis, POCUS, sedation, etc.
- Multi-Center Validation of a Novel Continuous Blood Pressure Monitor
- Conference (Presenter, 2022)
- Multi-Center Validation of a Novel Continuous Blood Pressure Monitor; Texas Children’s Hospital Critical Care Medicine Research Conference;
- Talks That Transform: Leveraging Large Language Models in Healthcare
- Seminar (Presenter, 2023)
- Talks That Transform: Leveraging Large Language Models in Healthcare; Texas Children’s Hospital; Hospital-wide audience
- Mygind’s Position for Steroid Rinses and Post-FESS Outcomes
- Conference (Presenter)
- Hunter RB, Payne S. Mygind’s Position for Steroid Rinses and Post-FESS Outcomes. (Presented at University of Virginia’s Research Day, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery.
- Development of a Pre-Operative Prediction Tool to Determine need for Septoplasty.
- Conference (Presenter)
- Hunter RB, Payne S. Development of a Pre-Operative Prediction Tool to Determine need for Septoplasty. Presented at University of Virginia’s Research Day, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
- Searching for Value: Discharge Delays and Associated Charges Among Hospitalized International Patients.
- Conference (Presenter, 2019)
- Sponsor: American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference
- Hunter RB, Monteiro S, van der Velden M. Searching for Value: Discharge Delays and Associated Charges Among Hospitalized International Patients. Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, Orlando Florida, February 2019.
- Improving Antibiogram Accessibility and Empiric Antibiotic Selection with the Creation of Institutional Digital Antibiogram Tool
- Conference (Presenter, 2019)
- Sponsor: IDWeek Conference
- Yarahuan J, Hunter RB, Nadar D, Gujral N, Fine A, Flett K. Improving Antibiogram Accessibility and Empiric Antibiotic Selection with the Creation of Institutional Digital Antibiogram Tool. Presented at IDWeek Conference in Washington DC, Aug. 2019; also presented at Harvard Business School Healthcare Startup Competition in 2018.
- Supervised Machine Learning Applied to Automate Flash Capillary Refill Detection by Pulse Oximetry
- Conference (Presenter, 2020)
- Hunter RB, Jiang S, Nishisaki A, Nickel A, Napolitano N, Nadkarni V, Masino A. Supervised Machine Learning Applied to Automate Flash Capillary Refill Detection by Pulse Oximetry. Presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Congress, Feb. 2020.
- Diagnosis and Management of Central Diabetes Insipidus in Critically Ill Children Widely Varies by Critical Care Medicine, Endocrinology and General Pediatrics Providers
- Conference (Presenter, 2021)
- Hunter RB, Srinivasan V. Diagnosis and Management of Central Diabetes Insipidus in Critically Ill Children Widely Varies by Critical Care Medicine, Endocrinology and General Pediatrics Providers. Presented at the AAP National Conference and Exhibition; Mar 2021.
- Wearable, continuous, non-invasive blood pressure monitor for critically-ill patients.
- Conference (Presenter, 2022)
- Sponsor: Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit & Expo
- Quan X, Leong W, Roxlo T, Liu J, Halperin D, Sutherland W, Richardson, D, Inman E, Soghier L, Saruwaturi M, Davis L, Hunter RB, Kim S, Mooney K, Turcu R, Nolan A, Davis J, Yusuf K, Ciorogariu A, Rao A, McMilan A, Rhine W, Smith S, Dalton M. Wearable, continuous, non-invasive blood pressure monitor for critically-ill patients. Presentation at Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit & Expo, Washington, DC, 27 September 2022.
- Roxlo T, Liu J, Halperin D, Sutherland W, Leong W, Richardson D, Quan X, Hunter RB. Multi-Center Validation Study of a Novel Noninvasive Continuous Blood Pressure Monitor in Critically Ill Infants
- Conference (Presenter, 2023)
- Sponsor: Pediatric Academic Society
- Saruwatari M, Kim S, Soghier L, Turcu R, Rao A, Davis L, Mooney K, Bliss N, Nolan A, Davis J, Yusuf K, Ciorogariu A, McMillin A, Rhine W, Roxlo T, Liu J, Halperin D, Sutherland W, Leong W, Richardson D, Quan X, Hunter RB. Multi-Center Validation Study of a Novel Noninvasive Continuous Blood Pressure Monitor in Critically Ill Infants. Pediatric Academic Society, Washington DC, April 2023.
- Multi-Center Validation Study of a Novel Noninvasive Continuous Blood Pressure Monitor in Critically Ill Infants
- Conference (Presenter, 2023)
- Sponsor: Children’s National ECMO Conference
- Saruwatari M, Kim S, Soghier L, Turcu R, Rao A, Davis L, Mooney K, Bliss N, Nolan A, Davis J, Yusuf K, Ciorogariu A, McMillin A, Rhine W, Roxlo T, Liu J, Halperin D, Sutherland W, Leong W, Richardson D, Quan X, Hunter RB. Multi-Center Validation Study of a Novel Noninvasive Continuous Blood Pressure Monitor in Critically Ill Infants. Children’s National ECMO Conference, Washington DC, Mar 2023.
Selected Publications
- Hunter RB, Winston FK, Dehel P, Oh K, Nicklas J, Hartung H "SPRINTing to Innovation: A Large Academic Medical Center’s Strategic Approach to Discovering its Untapped Innovation Potential." 2020 Nov;
- Hunter RB, Jiang S, Nishisaki A, Nickel A, Napolitano N, Shinozaki K, Li T, Saeki K, Becker L, Nadkarni V, Masino A. "Supervised Machine Learning Applied to Automate Abnormal Capillary Refill Detection by Pulse Oximetry." 2020 Oct;
- Yarahuan J, Hunter RB, Nadar D, Gujral N, Fine A, Flett K "Improving Antibiogram Accessibility and Empiric Antibiotic Selection with the Creation of Institutional Digital Antibiogram Tool." 2019;
- Nickel A, Hunter RB, Jiang S, Boulet JR, Hanks J, Napolitano N, Nadkarni V, Nishisaki A. "Comparison of Bedside and Video-Based Capillary Refill Time Assessment in Children." 2022 Oct;(Pediatric Emergency Care)
- Hunter RB, Guzman H, Christiano J, Kirschen M, Lord K, Srinivasan V. "Diagnosis and Management of Central Diabetes Insipidus in Critically Ill Children Varies Among Pediatric Providers." 2022 Sep;(Pediatric Intensive Care)
Projects
- Diagnosis and Management of Central Diabetes Insipidus in Critically Ill Children Varies Among Pediatric Providers
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (12/2020 - present)
- Data collected, manuscript in process with planned submission to Pediatric Critical Care Medicine,
- Improving Antibiogram Accessibility and Empiric Antibiotic Selection with the Creation of Institutional Digital Antibiogram Tool
- (10/2020 - present)
- Preparing submission to Applied Clinical Informatics
- Evaluation of Hemodynamic Effects and Outcomes of the LUCAS Chest Compressor in a Pediatric Swine Model
- Currently collecting primary data for analysis.
Memberships
- Boston Children's Hospital
- Academy Leader
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Co-Leader
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Member
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Member
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Member
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Member
- Section on Advances in Therapeutics and Technology (SOATT), AAPSection on Critical Care (SOCC)
Funding
- Boppli Study Unrestricted funding from PyrAmes
- 01/2022
- Antibiogram+
- $50,000.00 Grant funding from Boston Children’s Hospital
- a. Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator, Boston Children’s Hospital b. Digitization of an institutional antibiogram and decision support application c. $50,000 per year (total cost), in-kind engineering support d. Co-investigator e. 2016 – 2018
- Large Language Model Application for Patient Education
- $23,592.00 Grant funding from Texas Children's Hospital
- a. Center for Research, Innovation and Scholarship, Texas Children’s Hospital b. Creation and study of a patient-education web application built on GPT-4 c. $23,592 (total cost) d. Principal Investigator e. 2023 – present
Languages
Spanish
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